Prairie : A Natural History of the Heart of North America: Revised Edition Paperback / softback
by Candace Savage
Part of the David Suzuki Institute series
Paperback / softback
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Candace Savage’s acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated. Praise for the previous edition of Prairie: “Impelled with its sense of the miraculous in nature.”—Globe and MailThis revised edition of Prairie features a new preface along with updated research on the effects of climate change on an increasingly vulnerable landscape. It also offers new information on: · conservation of threatened species, including the black-tailed prairie dog and farmland birds; · grassland loss and conservation; · the health of rivers and the water table; · the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on prairie wetlands; · the benefits of regenerative agriculture. Illustrated with elegant black-and-white line drawings and maps, this award-winning tome continues to be a highly readable guide to understanding the ecology, geological history, biodiversity, and resilience of the prairies.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada
- Publication Date:01/06/2020
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- ISBN:9781771645942
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada
- Publication Date:01/06/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781771645942